Joss Labadie of Torquay United in action during the Two game against Northampton Town at the Sixfields Stadium. Photograph: Pete Norton/Getty Images

The Torquay United midfielder Joss Labadie has been given a 10-match suspension and a £2,000 fine, subject to any appeal, after an Football Association charge of violent conduct against him was found proven.

Labadie, who requested a non-personal hearing, was accused of biting an opponent during the League Two match against Chesterfield on 15 February. The 23-year-old had denied an alleged breach of Rule E3 in that his behaviour amounted to violent conduct.

The Chesterfield manager Paul Cook told shareholders at his club's recent annual meeting a few days after the game that the striker Armand Gnanduillet, a second-half substitute, claimed to have been bitten by Labadie and that the allegations would have been in the referee Carl Boyeson's report.

It then emerged that the Chesterfield midfielder Ollie Banks, who was replaced by Gnanduillet, also complained of being bitten during the game and posted a photo on Twitter showing his injuries.

The player's suspension and £2,000 fine were imposed after an Independent Regulatory Commission hearing. The former Notts County player Labadie must now decide to appeal against the charge.

Torquay are currently bottom of League Two but recorded their first win in seven matches against the promotion-chasing Rochdale on Tuesday night.